Five-Year-Old Sets Duplex Ablaze While Playing with Matchsticks

Date: 2025-02-04

A five-year-old boy reportedly caused a duplex building to catch fire while playing with matchsticks on Monday in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.

The incident occurred at Abiodun Adebiyi Close, off Yidi Road, in the Irewole area of Ilorin West Local Government Area. One of the rooms in the duplex was completely gutted, and significant property damage occurred before firefighters from the state fire service arrived at the scene to prevent the entire building from being destroyed.

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Lanre Abdulrazaq and said he was working nearby, recounted the event to Punch Online. He stated, “We suddenly noticed thick smoke emerging from the building, and we immediately raised the alarm to alert people in the vicinity for a rescue effort.”

“We did not know the cause of the fire but later we saw the fire service who arrived and contained the fire.”

However, the spokesman for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, who confirmed the fire, said the incident was caused by a five-year-old boy who was playing with matches that he unknowingly dropped on a combustible material that escalated the fire.

Adekunle, a principal fire officer and head of Media and Publicity in the state fire service, in a statement issued on Monday night said, “Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire was caused by a five-year-old boy playing with matches, who inadvertently dropped a lit stick on combustible material, igniting the flames

“On Monday, 3rd February 2025, at about 17:32 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call regarding a fire outbreak at Abiodun Adebiyi Close, Off Yidi Road, Irewolede Area, Ilorin.

“Our gallant firefighters sprang into action, arriving swiftly at the scene to find one room in a five-bedroom duplex engulfed in flames.

“Through sheer expertise and technical precision, the team worked fervently to contain the fire, ensuring it did not spread to other rooms or nearby buildings. Thanks to their exceptional skill and coordination, only one room was affected.

“The Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John, commended the firefighters for their swift and tactical response.

“He urged the public to prioritize fire safety and advised parents to keep matches away from children, emphasizing that a single matchstick could destroy an entire building.”

Adekunle said that the State Fire Service remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting lives and property through professionalism and rapid emergency response.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Guber Aspirant     Arinola Lawal     Saidu Kawu     Bature Bello     Dan Iya     Elelu     Aremu Bose Deborah     Ita-Ore     Musa Alhassan Buge     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Ethical College     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Folorunsho Erubu     Sidikat Alaya     Kolawole Akande     Kola Olota     Sabo-Oke     Moro     Salihu Ajia     Dagbalodo     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Sobi Hill     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Michael Ologundea     Otoge     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Saeedat Aliyu     Mustapha Akanbi     Valsolar Consultoria     Mamatu Abdullahi     Ibrahim Labaika     Funmilayo Oniwa     Kayode Issa     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Funmilayo Zubair     Ramadhan     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Aisha Buhari     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Chief Imam Of Offa     Abatemi-Usman     Nigeria Customs Service     Hamidu Olowo     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Kwara Consultative Forum     Stephen Fasakin     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Saka Adeyemo     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Bolaji Aladie     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Adebayo Salami     Yahaya Seriki     GANZY     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Iyabo Adewuyi     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Raimi Iyanda     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Isiaq Khadeejah     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Voices Of Tomorrow     Emir Of Shonga     Tafidan Kaiama     Buhari     Micheal Imoudu     3MTT     Shaaba Lafiagi     Smart School     Bashir Badawi     Aso Ofi     KWASAA     Kale Bayero    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yakubu Dogara     TESCOM 2025     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Trader Moni     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Ojuekun Sarumi     Ilofa     Abdulkareem Alabi     Shuaibu Yaman     Bureau Of Lands     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Abdullahi Atanda     Babatunde Idiagbon     Ahmed Dankaya     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Alao Ayotunde     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Olayinka Are     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Shururat Olatinwo     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     KFA     Bello John Olanrewaju     NNPP     Hassan Taiye Salam     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Owo Arugbo     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Folorunsho Alao     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Aliyu Umar     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Taofeek Sanusi     George Funsho Adebayo     Aliyu Sabi     Jare Olatundun     Ilorin Emirate     Hijab     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Donatus Ejidike     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Yekini Adio     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Madawaki     Logun     IEDPU     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Surajudeen Akanbi     Tafidan Kaiama     Haleeman Salman     Yakubu Danladi     Bolakale Saka     Amuda Bembe     Zaratu Umar     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Wale Oladepo     Lai Gobir     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Tunde Akanbi     Shettima Of Ilorin     Ndama Al-hassan     Usman Rifun     Maigida     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Abioye Bello     Oni Adebayo